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Neil Squires
Neil Squires is the ex-rugby union correspondent for the Daily Express and has covered eight Rugby World Cups and 30 Five/Six Nations Championships. He has also written four books on the sport including the well-received but commercially catastrophic House of Lancaster, released with impeccable timing, to coincide with England's 2015 World Cup campaign.
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Six Nations 2025: The good and the bad
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Ben Curry is mounting a case to be the Lions Test super-sub
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Countdown of 25 of the men's Six Nations' most memorable moments
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Countdown of 25 of the men's Six Nations' most memorable moments
Opinion
25 Six Nations Memorable Moments: 15 to 11
Dupont's freakish power, O'Driscoll's genius, Scotland's sensational comeback and a Croke Park cracker feature in our next five o…
Bryn Palmer Jamie Lyall Neil Squires Owain Jones Pat McCarry
05 Mar 2025, 8:05
Opinion
Why moving Tommy Freeman to centre could ignite England's attack
Steve Borthwick may profit handsomely from getting the ball into the Northampton fulcrum's hands more often than he can on the win…
Neil Squires
05 Mar 2025, 4:32
Opinion
25 Six Nations Memorable Moments: 20 to 16
Capuozzo’s sizzling break, Robinson's electric sidestep and Gatland's third Grand Slam feature among the second five of the tour…
Bryn Palmer Jamie Lyall Neil Squires Owain Jones Pat McCarry
04 Mar 2025, 9:51
Opinion
25 Six Nations Memorable Moments: 25 to 21
Bouthier's 90m boot, Zebo's fancy footwork and Hodge's gala day feature among the first five of the tournament's most iconic momen…
Bryn Palmer Jamie Lyall Neil Squires Owain Jones Pat McCarry
03 Mar 2025, 11:34
Opinion
Does a crowd have the right to boo their team if they're not being entertained?
When Alex Mitchell lofted another kick into the heavens, the Twickenham crowd groaned. Do they have a right to complain about the …
Neil Squires
26 Feb 2025, 10:41
Opinion
‘Golden boy of English rugby may be destined to be frustrated super-sub'
Reduced to serving as a last-quarter game-changer would be a waste for a player with Marcus Smith's skills.
Neil Squires
19 Feb 2025, 12:12
Opinion
'The decision not to allow Finn Russell back on at Murrayfield was an enlightened one.'
With the heightened awareness around concussion the decision not to send Finn Russell back on the field was significant
Neil Squires
17 Feb 2025, 6:57
Interview
Sacking Twickenham would reignite Shaun Edwards' Lions dream
The defence guru pledged he would 'swim to Australia' for a place on Andy Farrell's staff. Another rearguard action this weekend w…
Neil Squires
04 Feb 2025, 15:24
Interview
How England can get the best out of Ollie Lawrence
The powerful England centre has the skillset to tour with the Lions but needs a big Six Nations to prove it
Neil Squires
29 Jan 2025, 10:01
Opinion
'Jamie George may feel he has been made the fall guy for England's autumn'
The deposed - and now injured - captain faces a scrap to win back his place as a first-choice pick in the England team
Neil Squires
23 Jan 2025, 6:40
Analysis
'The hairdryer treatment is like caviar, you don't use it very often'
Influential half-time outbursts from Michael Cheika and Phil Dowson show the infamous hairdryer can still be effective.
Neil Squires
15 Jan 2025, 4:27
Interview
Why teenager Henry Pollock is 'ready now' to play in new-look England back row
The Northampton Saints tyro and Saracens barnstormer Tom Willis are strong Six Nations contenders, according to Lawrence Dallaglio…
Neil Squires
09 Jan 2025, 5:37
Opinion
Will Bristol's daredevil 'Bears-ball' deliver the trophy they crave?
The Bears play a devil-may-care brand of attacking rugby but can it spirit them to the Premiership Rugby title?
Neil Squires
18 Dec 2024, 6:02
Opinion
‘The problem with this year’s Champions Cup? Too many English clubs’
The current strength of the Premiership does not warrant eight of its 10 clubs being involved in Europe's elite tournament.
Neil Squires
13 Dec 2024, 4:54
Exclusive
Jack Nowell: 'Bath should get a backlash from La Rochelle this weekend'
Once a Champions Cup winner with Exeter Chiefs, the England wing returns to the West Country in the colours of serial champions La…
Neil Squires
06 Dec 2024, 15:45
Opinion
'England's blanket of despair feels overdone - they are not a team in freefall'
For all the doom and gloom, small fixes would take Steve Borthwick's team from the funeral parlour to the parade ring.
Neil Squires
20 Nov 2024, 8:12
Interview
'Two groups of dancing bears': The cross-code clash making a comeback for charity
For the first time in 21 years, rugby union and rugby league go head to head to raise money for motor neurone disease charities.
Neil Squires
14 Nov 2024, 12:08
Opinion
'Exciting' or 'a terrible rule'? Why escort runners could define the Autumn Nations Series
World Rugby's new directive could have far-reaching consequences for the style and tactics of an evolving game.
Neil Squires
07 Nov 2024, 4:17
Opinion
'There will be no honeymoon period for Borthwick's wedding usher El-Abd'
England's new defence coach is an energetic presence, but amidst a job share and tight time constraints, has much to prove.
Neil Squires
01 Nov 2024, 5:14
Exclusive
Gabriel Ibitoye: Bristol's white-knuckle blueprint can '100% win trophies'
For the past 18 months, the Bears wing has been one of England's sharpest weapons, though national honours continue to elude him.
Neil Squires
25 Oct 2024, 6:08
